Piers and Low Wall Around Castle Precinct to South of Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1995. Wall, pier.
Piers and Low Wall Around Castle Precinct to South of Castle
- WRENN ID
- twisted-lancet-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 March 1995
- Type
- Wall, pier
- Address
- Piers and Low Wall Around Castle Precinct to South of Castle, Castle Park
- OS grid reference
- SD 473 617
- Coordinates
- 54.04944, -2.80612
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The structure consists of a set of 12 piers and a low wall that originally supported railings, located around the Castle precinct to the south of the Castle. This feature dates from the early 19th century and is constructed from sandstone ashlar. The piers are octagonal in shape and topped with a faceted pointed cap above a pronounced string course. Near the center of the south side, there is a pair of piers that originally flanked an iron gate. These piers and wall were placed to mark the boundary of Castle Park, which was laid out on and near the castle ditch. Although not shown on Binns' map of 1821, they are clearly depicted on the Ordnance Survey map surveyed in 1845.
Local climate
Piers and Low Wall Around Castle Precinct to South of Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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